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Dublin take foot off gas to let Tyrone overtake

Not what was expected then. Tyrone were supposed to fold like a sheet of paper but instead they showed an inner steel that belonged to a bygone version of the county.

But the majority of those that turned up were let down by the home selection. After hurtling at breakneck speed through the opening rounds, Dublin saw this as the time to take their foot off the pedal. From full-back through midfield to corner-forward, there were sweeping changes. It meant this was a contest that was little reflection of the bigger picture.

Even so, a quarter in and the scoreboard could have been done for libel. Dublin led by 1-3 to 0-3 but they did so by feasting on mere morsels in attack. On the flipside, Tyrone held the ball and their ground in midfield, dominating the opposition kickout, but they accounted for five bad wides